A system for duplication of data onto disks includes a housing, a drawer device, a transport mechanism, a set of disk holders, an arm and a control device. The housing includes a printing device and a set of copy units. The transport mechanism is connected to the arm for moving individual disks between the disk holders, the drawer device and the set of copy units. The control device automatically controls the various functions of various components of the system for duplication.
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1. A system for duplication of data onto disks comprising a housing, a drawer device, a transport mechanism, at least two disk holders, and an arm wherein: a print device and a set of copy units are mounted inside the housing, the set of copy units are duplicating devices with a tray, at least one of the duplicating devices is a burner, the housing comprises a through hole; the drawer device is assembled in the housing and aligned with the through hole of the housing, so that the drawer device extends out of the housing through the through hole; the transport mechanism comprises a set of casings, a threaded rod and a conveying device; the set of casings of the transport mechanism include a front casing, a rear casing, a top cover and a sliding plate, the front casing has an opening near its top edge, a vertical slot is formed between the front casing and the rear casing, an inside of the rear casing has a sliding slot and a gliding slot, the sliding plate has a lengthwise slot and a ranking slot, the lengthwise slot is fitted with the sliding slot, a set of power transmission members are coupled to a driving unit and disposed on the casings, the top cover is covered on both top ends of the front and the rear casings, and one end of the threaded rod is pivotally connected to the top cover while the other end of the threaded rod is drivingly connected to the set of power transmission members; the conveying device includes a fixing plate, a conveying element, a gliding element, and a combination plate, the conveying element has a spiral ridge, and the combination plate is fitted to the threaded rod, the fixing plate and the combination plate are mounted on both sides of the conveying element, the fixing plate extends out of the vertical slot, the conveying element has a protrusion fitted to the sliding slot, the lengthwise slot and the ranking slot, the gliding element has a protruding part fitted to the gliding slot and has two extending plates fitted onto both sides of the gliding element; the disk holders are arranged to correlate with the transport mechanism, the print device and the set of copy units; and the arm is provided with a pick at one end thereof, and the other end of the arm is connected to the fixing plate and driven by the conveying device.
2. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conveying device further comprises a damping element disposed on the extending plates of the gliding element and fitted to the conveying element.
3. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the gliding slot of the rear casing further comprises a sensor and a fitting member for the sensor, when the fitting member is touched, the sensor will give a signal for reducing an upward movement of the arm by nearing a top of the transport mechanism.
4. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drawer device includes a base disposed with multiple sets of sensors, a disk tray, a driving mechanism, an attaching element, a swing element, an elastic element and a pivot element; the base includes a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface of the base includes a blocking edge, the pivot element is disposed on the rear surface of the base; the disk tray is disposed on the base and aligned with the through hole of the housing, an extending piece extends from one side of the disk tray, and the disk tray further includes an arc-shaped sliding groove, and a pivoting hole; the driving mechanism is connected to the extending piece of the disk tray for enabling the disk tray to move back and forth along the base, the sensors are provided for detecting a position of the disk tray relative to the base, the driving mechanism is formed with a blocking edge located correspondingly to the sensors; the attaching element and the swing element are located at a top and a bottom of the disk tray respectively, and the attaching element and the swing element are combined together and allowed to be rotated relative to each other, one end of the swing element is formed with a pivoting post to be inserted into the pivoting hole of the disk tray, and the other end of the swing element is formed with a protruded post and a protrusion, the protruded post is to be inserted in the sliding groove of the disk tray, the protrusion is to be abutted against the blocking edge of the base and the pivot element of the base; one end of the elastic element is locked to the disk tray, and the other end of the elastic element is abutted against the swing element; the pivot element has a pivoting point pivotally connected to the rear surface of the base and includes a blocking edge located correspondingly to the sensors, when the protrusion of the swing element touches the pivot element, the blocking edge of the pivot element will block or connect the sensors to send out different signals, so as to detect whether the disk tray is loaded with a disk or not.
5. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the attaching element and the swing element each are defined with a through hole in such a manner that the two through holes are aligned with each other.
6. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 4 , wherein plural disk attachments are disposed on the disk tray correspondingly to a position of a disk.
7. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the disk tray further includes a locking groove, and the one end of the elastic element is locked in the locking groove of the disk tray.
8. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing has a panel which comprises a display device and several buttons.
9. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the panel is mounted on a front side of the housing.
10. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing has a cover plate for maintaining the printing device.
11. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the cover plate is on a top side of the housing.
12. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the arm includes a main casing, an upper casing, a transmission element, and a driving element, the driving element moves the transmission element and the pick to take a compact disk, the pick has a hook for picking up a compact disk.
13. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the arm further includes a set of detecting elements and a sensor, the transmission element has a flange fitted to the set of detecting elements for controlling movements of the pick, the sensor will give a signal for regulating a movement of the arm.
14. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the hook is in the form of wedge in cross section.
15. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 12 , wherein one of the disk holders is mounted on outer side of the set of casings of the transport mechanism.
16. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the one of the disk holders includes a bracket which is detachably assembled to the transport mechanism, a supporting member and a spindle holding placed between the bracket and the supporting member.
17. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the other of the disk holders is mounted between the transport mechanism and the housing.
18. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the other of the disk holders includes a base member and two disk posts as supporting member for holding compact disks as a stack.
19. The system for duplication of data onto disks as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the base member is defined with a notch in a bottom thereof.
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November 27, 2009
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